7.3. Будущее длительное время

Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Образование: will + be + глагол с окончанием -ing (will be Ving) – will be working.

Для образования вопросительных и отрицательных форм используется “will ”.

Показатели времени Past Continuous (Progressive): at 3 o’clock tomorrow, from 3 till 5 o’clock tomorrow, the whole day tomorrow.

Positive Form	Negative Form	General Question
He will be working in the lab at 5 o’clock tomorrow	He will not be working in the lab at 5 o’clock tomorrow	Will he be working in the lab at 5 o’clock tomorrow?

Общий вопрос (General Question) требует краткого ответа:

• Will he be working in the lab at 5 o’clock tomorrow? – Yes, he will / No, he won’t.

Разделительный вопрос (Disjunctive Question):

• He will be working in the lab at 5 o’clock tomorrow, won’t he?

• He won’t be working in the lab at 5 o’clock tomorrow, will he?

Специальный вопрос (Special Question):

Порядок слов:

1. Вопросительное слово.

2. Вспомогательный глагол (will).

3. Подлежащее.

4. Основной (смысловой) глагол.

• Where will he be working at 5 o’clock tomorrow?

Вопрос к подлежащему – прямой порядок слов:

• Who will be working in the garden at 5 o’clock tomorrow?

The Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense употребляется:

Для выражения длительного действия, которое будет совершаться в определенный момент или период в будущем.

• He will be working in the garden at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

• He will be working in the garden from 3 till 5 o’clock tomorrow.

• He will be working in the garden when I come back home.

Примечание (Note) 2. С такими же обозначениями момента совершения действия употребляется и Future Indefinite, когда речь идет не о длительном действии:

• He will come home at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

Примечание (Note) 3. Глаголы чувственного восприятия, умственной деятельности и некоторые другие не употребляются во временах группы Continuous (Progressive), вместо них используются времена группы Indefinite (Simple). Наиболее употребительные из них: to love, to like, to hate, to want, to wish, to desire, to see, to hear, to feel, to notice, to know, to understand, to remember, to forget, to believe, to recognize, to seem, to appear, to possess, to contain, to consist.

• I’m hungry. I want something to eat.

• Do you understand what I mean?

Exercises

Ex. 1. Put the following sentences into the negative form, ask general, disjunctive and special questions.

1. My niece is learning German now. (who, what language) 2. Look! My younger brother is playing football in the yard. (who, where) 3. They are trying to sell their car. (who, what) 4. Jane was watching television when we arrived. (who, when) 5. They were having dinner at 2 p.m. yesterday. (who, what) 6. Jack was sleeping at this time yesterday. (who, when) 7. My parents will be watching TV when I return home tomorrow. (who, when) 8. Don’t phone between 7 and 8. He will be having dinner then. (who, what)

Ex. 2. Compare Present Continuous or Present Indefinite. Open the brackets.

Present Continuous Present Indefinite

1. I (to read) now. 2. He (to sleep) now. 3. We (to drink) tea now. 4. I (not to sleep) now. 5. She (not to drink) coffee now. 6. They (not to eat) now. 7. You (to work) now? 8. He (to play) now? 9. What you (to do) now? 10. What they (to eat) now?

1. I (to read) every day. 2. He (to sleep) every night. 3. We (to drink) tea every morning. 4. I (not to sleep) in the daytime. 5. She (not to drink) coffee after lunch. 6. They (not to eat) at the lesson. 7. You (to work) every day? 8. He (to play) in the afternoon? 9. What you (to do) every morning? 10. What they (to eat) at breakfast?

Ex. 3. Use Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.

1. I (not to drink) coffee now. I (to write) an English exercise. 2. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning. 3. Your friend (to do) his homework now? 4. Your friend (to go) to school in the morning? 5. Look! The baby (to sleep). 6. The baby always (to sleep) after dinner. 7. My grandmother (not to work). She is on pension. 8. My father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 9. I usually (to get) up at seven o'clock in the morning. 10. What your sister (to do) now? — She (to wash) her face and hands. 11. When you usually (to come) home from school? – I (to come) at three o’clock. 12. Where your cousin (to work)? – He (to work) at a hospital.

Ex. 4. Use Past Continuous or Past Indefinite.

1. I (to play) computer games yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games at five o'clock yesterday. 3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday. 4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday. 5. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place? 6. What you (to do) when I rang you up? 7. I (not to sleep) at nine o'clock yesterday. 8. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? — He (to read) a book. 9. She (to sleep) when you came home? 10. My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day be­fore yesterday. 11. My sister (not to play) the pi­ano at four o'clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening. 12. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook).

Ex. 5. Use Future Continuous or Future Indefinite.

1. Don't ring him up at 11 o'clock tomorrow. He (to work) at that moment. 2. At this time tomorrow my brothers (to play) football. 3. They (to come) soon. 4. I am afraid it (to rain) all day tomorrow. 5. When the train comes my parents (to wait) for me at the station. 6. I (to fin­ish) this book very soon; I (to read) it all day tomorrow. 7. I must tell John that Nick (to wait) for him at ten o'clock tomorrow. 8. What you (to do) all day tomorrow?

Ex. 6. Choose the right variant: Present Indefinite or Present Continuous.

1. It … in this part of the world. 2. Take your umbrella. It … . 3. Granny is in the kitchen. She … a plum-cake. 4. My wife … plum-cakes. 5. Can you phone a bit later, please? Jane … a bath. 6. Run downstairs. Your sister … for you. 7. I don’t know Spanish, but I … now. 8. John … in the garden. 9. Dad … on Saturdays. 10. Usually I … coffee in the morning, but now I … tea. 11. We … to the cinema. 12. Why … at my desk? Could you take your place, please?

A. is often raining A. is raining A. is making A. is often making A. is having A. is waiting A. am learning A. is still working A. is usually working A. am having, drink A. are sometimes going A. you are sitting B. do you sit

B. often rains B. rains B. makes B. often makes B. has B. waits B. learn B. still works B. usually works B. have, am drinking B. sometimes go C. are you sitting D. you sit

Ex. 7. Choose the right variant: Past Indefinite or Past Continuous.

1. I saw light in your window as I … by. 2. Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I … Thomas, an old friend of mine. 3. While my son … for my call, somebody knocked at the door. 4. We … about him when he suddenly … in. 5. Yesterday while Dad … he … himself slightly. 6. They … while they … their car. 7. She … from 5 till 9 o’clock yesterday.

A. passed A. met A. waited A. just talked, came B. were just talking, was coming A. shaved, cut B. was shaving, cut A. quarrelled, washed B. quarrelled, were washing A. skated

B. was passing B. was meeting B. was waiting C. just talked, was coming D. were just talking, came C. was shaving, was cutting D. shaved, was cutting C. were quarrelling, washed D. were quarrelling, were washing B. was skating

Ex. 8. Choose the right variant: Future Indefinite or Future Continuous.

1. This time tomorrow they … in the train on their way to Chicago. 2. I … at home if you need anything 3. Don’t phone Jim from 5 till 6, he … English. 4. Why are you in a hurry? If you arrive at 8 o’clock, they … the meal. 5. He … at eight in the evening. 6. I am afraid it … all day tomorrow. 7. They … soon. 8. I … this article when my mother comes.

A. will sit A. will be A. will have A. will still cook A. will come A. will rain A. will come A. will translate

B. will be sitting B. will be being B. will be having B. will still be cooking B. will be coming B. will be raining B. will be coming B. will be translating

Ex. 9. Put in the following sentences into Past Indefinite, Future Indefinite, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Continuous, add the necessary adverbs of time.

1. She works in the library every day.

2. They often swim in this river.

3. He usually reads English books in the evening.

Ex. 10. Translate into English using Indefinite or Continuous Tenses.

1. Он все еще спит. 2. Мой брат работает менеджером. 3. Ваша дочь ходит в школу? – Да. 4. Когда я вернулся, она писала доклад. 5. Что ты будешь делать завтра в 19.00? – Я буду делать домашнее задание. 6. Послушай – звонит телефон. 7. Она не навестила своих родителей на прошлой неделе, не так ли? 8. Что она делала весь день вчера? – Она готовилась к экзамену. 9. В то время, когда Роза мыла посуду, ее сестра разговаривала по телефону. 10. Мы сдадим экзамены через неделю. 11. Мы будем ждать твоего звонка завтра в два часа. 12. Я приду к тебе в субботу. 13. Он никогда не пропускает занятия. 14. Вчера он пропустил 2 лекции, не так ли? 15. Когда я позвонил ему вчера, он читал журналы в библиотеке.

Ex. 11. Read the text and analyze the tenses. Answer the questions given below.

An Embarrassing Incident

One day last summer I was walking through the local park. It was a hot day and I was eating an ice cream. As I was walking past the boating lake, I saw my friends, Carol and Jim. They were taking their dog for a walk. When we met, we stopped for a chat. While we were talking, the dog suddenly jumped up and tried to jet my ice cream. I pulled my hand away and unfortunately the ice-cream came out of the cone. Now there was a bald man behind me. The poor man wasn't doing any harm. He was just sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper. Well, when I pulled my hand away, the ice cream flew through the air and it landed on the man's head. I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. When I looked at my friends, they weren't just laughing, they were in hysterics. But I was terribly embarrassed.

1. Where was the man walking one day?

2. What was he eating?

3. Who was taking a dog for a walk?

4. Was a bald man sitting on a bench or walking along the road?

5. The poor man wasn't doing any harm, was he?

6. I wonder why Carol and Jim were laughing?

Ex. 12. Read the text and analyze the tenses. Work in groups and give your own horoscope for your group-mate (friend). Tell what he (she) will be doing at a definite time in future.

Your Horoscope Says...

Strange and wonderful things are going to happen to you next week, and you are suddenly going to become President of a small distant oil-rich country. This time next week you'll be sitting in the Palace discussing important problems. But years ago, you treated somebody very badly. You thought they'd for­gotten. No. They'll be looking for revenge this week. But in vain.

At last your talent, beauty, intelligence and human warmth are going to be properly recognized. This time tomorrow you'll be starting a new career. A tall handsome man wearing a uni­form will come into your life. Somebody you have always been strongly attracted to will be sending you an invitation. Be care­ful in your relationships. In the great supermarket of life, you have to pay for anything you break - including hearts.

Enjoy the excitement while it lasts; in a few weeks every­thing will be back to normal.